Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

Inside the Regulatory Commission's banquet hall, Zhao Wei Hu kept his word. Within an hour, he shot and killed over sixty white staff members in six separate incidents. The blood and bodies mixed together in front of the main building, creating a scene straight out of hell.

At the Dragon City Municipal Building, the mayor had taken the lead in establishing a temporary anti-terrorism command center, directing the garrison, police system, and anti-terrorism brigade to respond to the emergency.

Long before the church was attacked, many media outlets in Dragon City had caught wind of the situation. However, before they could gather information and report, the city's propaganda department ordered them to collectively remain silent. As a result, only the residents of Longkou District had a vague understanding that something had happened at the Regulatory Commission, but no one knew the extent of the incident.

...

Inside the command center, the mayor of Dragon City and the chairman of the Regulatory Commission had both narrowly escaped, as they had been at the banquet earlier. Had they not left early, they would now be among the hostages.

Inside the Municipal Building, a large number of staff members temporarily commandeered the main conference room, directly transmitting real-time images of the hostage situation at the banquet hall onto a large screen via a connection to the police department's surveillance system.

Dragon City Mayor, Li Mingsheng, stood in front of the large screen, his face extremely grim as he demanded with his hands on his hips, "Get Lin You on the line!"

Outside the Regulatory Commission, Lin You held a walkie-talkie and shouted, "Reporting to the Mayor, this is Lin You!"

"What's the situation on the ground?!" Li Mingsheng demanded.

"The number of perpetrators is estimated to be between two hundred and fifty and three hundred. They have already taken control of the main buildings surrounding the banquet hall. They are well-equipped and their team members are all battle-hardened soldiers with strong mental fortitude...!" Lin You said urgently.

Halfway through his report, Li Mingsheng frowned and interrupted, "Their qualities are not within my consideration, because you are the first commander! I'm just asking you, what is the probability of a successful armed rescue right now?"

"Mayor, there were too many people at the banquet today. There are over one hundred and fifty Regulatory Commission staff members, and... and they are all white. Additionally, there are about one hundred and fifty social elites and Dragon City civil servants, plus over sixty banquet staff members... The number of hostages is too large," Lin You said, his voice trembling. "If we conduct an armed rescue, there is no way to guarantee the safety of so many hostages."

"If we can't attack, can we negotiate?!" Li Mingsheng asked.

"The perpetrators have not yet made any demands...!" Lin You replied awkwardly.

"Tell the first commander of the anti-terrorism brigade and the garrison special forces to come to the Municipal Building immediately! Quickly!" Li Mingsheng pointed at the large screen and roared, "I'm telling you, Lin You, if you can't even control the scene, it won't just be a matter of stripping your uniform! You'll be prosecuted by the Supreme Procuratorate! This is dereliction of duty!"

Lin You was about to die from frustration. The order was issued from above, the extortion had nothing to do with his men, and the plan to crack down on the Sinaloa Cartel's Chi Army (尺军) along the coast had even less to do with him! He was happily dancing and drinking at the banquet, and this unexpected disaster had landed right on his head.

"Yes, yes, I will definitely control the scene," Lin You replied, sweat pouring down his forehead.

Li Mingsheng threw down the walkie-talkie and turned to the conference table, pointing at a group of aides and senior officials, "The identities of the hostages are too sensitive, and there are too many of them. We need to explore multiple avenues! Immediately contact the Mexican military, I want to speak with them!"

"Yes!"

"Provide the garrison special forces and the anti-terrorism brigade with the basic information about the banquet hall, as well as its architectural structure diagrams, and have them come up with a plan for a forced assault as soon as possible!" Li Mingsheng, after all, was the top leader of Dragon City, and in the face of an emergency, he was still relatively calm and composed.

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Third floor of the banquet hall.

Zhao Wei Hu sat on a leather sofa, his legs propped up on the coffee table, smoking and playing with a military-grade satellite communication device in his hand.

Footsteps sounded, and the guard battalion commander wearing a Zhu Bajie (猪八戒, Pigsy) mask walked in, leaning down and whispering in Zhao Wei Hu's ear, "Those people who went to our camp before...!"

Zhao Wei Hu was taken aback, smiled, and said, "I was just worried about not having anyone to deliver a message! Let it be them then."

"What should we do?" the guard battalion commander asked in a low voice.

"Before things are settled, I can't show my face. If the other side knows I'm in command, they might launch a full-scale attack," Zhao Wei Hu replied, narrowing his eyes. "I need to keep a hidden card! You do this, you go find those people, and tell them...!"

After hearing Zhao Wei Hu's plan, the guard battalion commander immediately nodded, "Understood!"

"Go!" Zhao Wei Hu waved his hand.

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Three minutes later, in the banquet hall on the first floor, You Yifan said to Yu Mingyuan, his face pale, "These bastards are too ruthless, killing people like chickens! Damn, once they're done killing the Regulatory Commission people, they won't come after us, will they?"

"P... Probably not," Yu Mingyuan shook his head. "If they kill everyone, they won't have any bargaining chips left."

"That's right, you guys know the Chi Army (尺军), and you have connections with the garrison, they shouldn't touch you," You Yifan realized.

Hearing this, Yu Mingyuan almost peed his pants, "Brother, please don't talk nonsense, I really don't know the Chi Army (尺军)...!"

As the two were talking, Zhu Bajie (猪八戒, Pigsy) walked over with a dozen soldiers, pointed at Su Tianyu and Yu Mingyuan, and said, "Take them away!"

You Yifan was stunned for a moment, then immediately shouted at Yu Mingyuan, "If they let you go, please put in a good word for me with the boss, and get me released too...!"

"Bang!"

A Chi Army (尺军) soldier kicked him, "Shut up!"

"Yes, yes!" You Yifan nodded obediently.

Five minutes later, in an empty lounge on the second floor, the guard battalion commander took off his Zhu Bajie (猪八戒, Pigsy) mask, smiled and looked at Yu Mingyuan and Su Tianyu, "Long time no see, CEO Yu, CEO Su!"

The two had seen the guard battalion commander at the Chi Army (尺军) base before, so they recognized him instantly.

"H... Haha...!" Yu Mingyuan looked at him, sweating profusely, and whispered, "Brother, you should put your mask back on."

"I'm the supreme commander of this operation, and I have something I want to ask you to do. We need someone familiar to communicate with the Dragon City government and negotiate terms! Since you two are here, this task is entrusted to you!" Zhu Bajie (猪八戒, Pigsy) looked at Yu Mingyuan and Su Tianyu and said.

Hearing this, Yu Mingyuan's heart pounded wildly, "B... Brother, we don't know how to communicate, we've never experienced this before!"

"Aren't we friends? We'll be doing business together in the future, can't you help with this little thing?" The guard battalion commander smiled at the two of them, "... If you're friends, you'll help me, if you're not friends, then you're no different from the people outside! What do you say?"

Yu Mingyuan looked at him, his face pale, and immediately pointed at Su Tianyu, "Then let him go, he has a silver tongue!"

Su Tianyu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Yu Mingyuan, "What the f*ck did you say?!"